Borrby
Coordinates: 59 ° 2 ' N , 23 ° 13' E
Borrby (German Borbi , Estonian Swedish Borrbe ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the rural municipality of Vormsi ( Vormsi vald ) in Lääne County . The place is in the north of the fourth largest Estonian island Vormsi (German Worms , Swedish Ormsö ).
Population and history
Borrby has only four residents today (as of December 31, 2011).
Borrby was first mentioned in 1526 as Borchbue . The name Boorby is documented for the year 1565 . Due to the name, it is speculated that the first settlers could come from the area around the Finnish city of Porvoo ( Borgå in Swedish ).
Like all Vormsis villages, the place was mostly populated by Estonian Swedes until the Second World War .
Attractions
Borrby used to have a chapel . Today only parts of the foundations are preserved.
Half a kilometer southeast of Borrby is the highest point on the island of Vormsi, the Högbacken . There is the largest boulder on the island, which is called Smen ("blacksmith") because of its anvil shape . It has a circumference of 22.6 meters.
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://pub.stat.ee/
- ^ Thea Karin: Estonia. Cultural and scenic diversity in a historical borderland between east and west. Cologne 1994 (= DuMont art and landscape guide ) ISBN 3-7701-2614-9 , p. 347
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from April 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
